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Aircraft design

Ground Take-off and Take-off/landing Ground
manoeuvring landing runs /taxi loads v. servicing
pavement strength

Turn Clearance Landing gear Door
geometry radii footprint clearances

Airport design

Fig. 11.4 Aircraft:airport compatibility – some important
considerations

orientation, taxiways and holding bays,
pavement design, ground servicing arrange­
ments and passenger/cargo transfer facilities.
Figure 11.4 shows a diagrammatic representa­
tion of the situation.
Details of aircraft characteristics are
obtained from their manufacturers’ manuals,
which address specifically those characteristics
which impinge upon airport planning. The
following sections show the typical format of
such characteristics, using as an example the
Boeing 777 aircraft.

General dimensions
The general dimensions of an aircraft have an
influence on the width of runways, taxiways,
holding bays and parking bays. Both wingspan